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Birds of Kohat and Kurrarn. 
fall clutch, the female having no eggs in the oviduct). 
They were white, thickly spotted with dark red, and 
averaged *55 x *4 inch. 
In summer this Warbler frequently utters a loud mono¬ 
syllabic call-note, not unlike that of the next species but not 
so loud. In winter this is only occasionally heard. 
[418.] Phylloscopus humii. Hume's Willow-Warbler. 
Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 48 (only two obtained in 
Chitral) ; Rattray, t. c. p. 424 (very common in the Murree 
Hills) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p, 113 (breeds in Kashmir). 
48. Ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 23rd December. 
55. cf ad. ,, „ 31st December. 
119 & 120. S ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 16th February. 
153. Ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 18th March. 
Abundant in the cold weather in Kohat from September 
till the end of April, frequenting gardens, orchards, and 
groves—usually singly. It has a loud call-note resembling 
the syllable chwey,” which is constantly uttered. Occurs 
on the Samana on migration, and nests in large numbers on 
the Safed Koh from 7000 to 11,000 feet. Its curious song, 
which may be rendered (e pi-pi-piaz-z ” (this being repeated 
with variations), is first heard in March, whilst still in its 
winter-quarters, and is continued throughout the summer, 
being usually uttered from the midst of a thick tree. 
[421.] Acanthopneuste nitida. The Green Willow- 
Warbler. 
Ward, J. B. N. H. S. xvii. p. 113. 
766. Ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 31st March. 
784. ^ ad. „ „ 2nd April. 
Passes through Kohat and the Kurrarn Valley in large 
numbers from the last week in March till the end of May, 
returning in September, when comparatively few are seen. 
This is the last Willow-Warbler to leave, and I have met 
with it at Kohat up till the 28th of May. Major Magrath 
says that this species is extremely common in Bannu in 
September and October. Its relative scarcity at that season 
in Kohat, together with that of many other species, may 
